as in unimportant
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Recent Examples of unserious
Previously, the Dogecoin Foundation operated on donations fueling a small development team, limiting the currency's growth, as Stebbing claimed the foundation turned away millions in potential investments deemed unserious about Dogecoin's mission.
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Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Your aim is to be taken seriously, but this sometimes must be pursued via unserious means.
—Steven Hyden, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
As the episodes continued, the pair’s producer only selected questions that were unserious — and hilarious.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
An unserious conversation about Denmark buying California.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Your aim is to be taken seriously, but this sometimes must be pursued via unserious means.
—Steven Hyden, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
As the episodes continued, the pair’s producer only selected questions that were unserious — and hilarious.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
An unserious conversation about Denmark buying California.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unserious
Adjective
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Saying that facts are constructed through social processes is not the same as saying facts are unimportant or made up.—
Jacob Hale Russell,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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But that’s not because the work of the public sector itself is unimportant.—
Adam Chandler,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Liebeck’s case is sometimes criticized as a frivolous lawsuit, but evidence at trial showed that McDonald’s coffee was significantly hotter than that of other restaurants.—
Bill Feather,
NBC News,
16 Mar. 2025
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But make no mistake, a master manipulator lies beneath Maddie's frivolous facade.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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What’s at risk The impact of an output such as calling a blueberry muffin a chihuahua may seem trivial, but consider the different kinds of technologies that use image recognition systems: An autonomous vehicle that fails to identify objects could lead to a fatal traffic accident.—
Anna Choi,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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The under-the-table payments at the center of the case, which involved sums of up to $100,000, now seem trivial in comparison to the rapidly escalating figures involved in today’s NIL economy.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His drunk mother-in-law, Nan (Jane Curtin), takes too long to share too much insignificant information.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2025
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No matter how insignificant our individual choices may appear, our choices matter.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Finally, its focus on physics means that things get silly pretty quickly, which makes for very shareable moments and clips.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Dozen Bakery off Nolensville Pike is celebrating this silliest of holidays with special pies and quiche.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The steering is lighter and lither with greater willingness to change directions.—
James Morris,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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As Durston has expanded with even lighter shelters spun from exotic materials and full-frame freestanding tents like the X-Dome, the X-Mid 2 has remained a solid ultralight option that offers an intriguing pound-for-pound value proposition.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Crib sheets, which are typically 10 inches deep, may be an exception due to their smaller size.—
Kelly Dawson,
Architectural Digest,
14 Mar. 2025
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On Monday evening, a small but passionate group of parents, students, and teachers gathered at a school board meeting to once against ask officials to pause the plan and look for other options that would allow Central to stay open.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Unserious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserious. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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